International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Advice; Advise; Advisement

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Advice; Advise; Advisement


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ad-vı̄s´, ad-vı̄z´, ad-vı̄z´ment: Aside from their regular meaning these words are peculiarly employed as follows: (1) Advice: In (from, דּהר, dābhār, “word”) the meaning is equal to “request” (the Revised Version, margin “were we not the first to speak of bringing back”). In the King James Version (from, טעם, ṭa‛am, “taste,” “reason”) “advice” is equal to “sagacity” (the Revised Version (British and American) “blessed be thy discretion”). In (from יעץ, yā‛ac, “to give or take counsel”) the meaning seems to be “to consult with oneself”; compare also the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and American) “take counsel”). (2) Advise: In the King James Version (from ידע, yādha‛, “to know”) “to advise” means “to advise oneself,” i.e. “to consider” (the Revised Version (British and American) “advise thee”) Compare also the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and American) “consider” from, ראה, rā'āh, “to see”) and where “well-advised” is the same as “considerate” (from יעץ, yā‛ac; see ). (3) Advisement (antiquated): Found once in the Old Testament in (from עצה, ‛ēcāh, “counsel”), where “upon advisement” means “upon deliberation.” Compare 2 Macc 14:20 the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and American) “when these proposals had been long considered”).